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Chapter 4 developing your application – National Instruments NI VXIpc-882 User Manual

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Selecting the CLK10 Source........................................................................... 3-9

W3—External CLK10 Source Select ............................................... 3-9
W4—CLK10 Source Select.............................................................. 3-10

TRIG/CLK PORT A(B) Direction.................................................................. 3-11

W7—Trigger Card CLK10 Dir ........................................................ 3-11

Optional CLK10 Settings................................................................................ 3-11

Inverting CLK10............................................................................... 3-11
CLK10 Termination ......................................................................... 3-12

Trigger Input Termination............................................................................................. 3-12
BIOS Configuration....................................................................................................... 3-13

Entering BIOS Setup....................................................................................... 3-13
Main Setup Menu............................................................................................ 3-14
Advanced Setup Menu .................................................................................... 3-14

Integrated Peripherals Submenu ....................................................... 3-15

Security Menu ................................................................................................. 3-17
Boot Setup Menu ............................................................................................ 3-18
Exiting BIOS Setup......................................................................................... 3-18

System CMOS ............................................................................................................... 3-19
Software Configuration ................................................................................................. 3-20

Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX) ............................................ 3-20

Default MAX Settings ...................................................................... 3-21
VXI-MXI-2 Default Settings............................................................ 3-23
PCI-MXI-2 Default Settings............................................................. 3-25

Front Panel SMB ExtClk Setup ...................................................................... 3-27
Front Panel SMB TRGIN/TRGOUT .............................................................. 3-27

Chapter 4
Developing Your Application

NI-VXI, NI-VISA, and Related Terms ......................................................................... 4-1
Configuration................................................................................................................. 4-2
Device Interaction ......................................................................................................... 4-3
Programming for VXI ................................................................................................... 4-5

Optimizing Large VXIbus Transfers .............................................................. 4-7
Shared Memory............................................................................................... 4-8
NI-VXI API Notes .......................................................................................... 4-8

Compiler Symbols ............................................................................ 4-8
Compatibility Layer Options ............................................................ 4-8

Debugging ..................................................................................................................... 4-9